An apparent carbon dioxide leak sickened four people and led to the evacuation of a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday morning, authorities said.
Los Angeles Fire Department crews were sent to one of the nation’s busiest hubs to investigate “the cause of an apparent gas leak in Terminal 8,” according to an LAX statement.
Evacuated passengers were sent to Terminal 7 where United Airlines operates at LAX.
“Terminal 8 and United Airlines is the only facility impacted by the hazmat investigation,” LAX said in a statement posted at 8:56 a.m. PDT. “All other flights and terminals are operating normally at this time.”
Three people were in “mild distress” and a fourth was in grave condition after the carbon dioxide leak, NBC Los Angeles reported.
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